Mannose binding lectin gene mutations ar
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Man-Fung Yuen; Chak-Sing Lau; Yu-Lung Lau; Wai-Man Wong; Chi-Chung Cheng; Ching-
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) plays an important role in immune defense. We examined the MBL gene mutations and MBL levels in Chinese hepatitis B and hepatitis C patients with and without symptomatic cirrhosis. We recruited 190 hepatitis B and C patients, and 117 normal Chinese as controls. Serum MBL